The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:17- 19 promises us: The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them he delivers them from all their troubles. We might not be able to see a way around our pain, circumstance, or obstacle, but God can, and He will deliver us. Job, a man, blameless and upright who feared the Lord and shunned evil suffered such loss and extreme devastation and physical illness so much so that he despaired and considered never having been born as a better alternative to what he was living.
Jonah, Moses, and Jeremiah all fought times of depression. He despaired so much his thoughts became suicidal, but God sent an angel to refresh him. The prophet Elijah became fearful and weary when Jezebel threatened his life.
Feelings of depression are peppered throughout the psalms demonstrating how a Godly person, who loves the Lord wholeheartedly, still has to deal with feeling pressed down. King David battled feelings of anguish, loneliness, and guilt relating to his children trying to overthrow him, enemies encircling him, and gut-wrenching remorse over his sin. Infact, several men in the Bible had documented episodes of depression. But, depression isn’t some shameful thing that people in the Bible never faced. In the Christian circles, at least from my experience, depression is a taboo subject. He created you for a specific reason, trust Him through the hurting. Suffering is an unfortunate part of life, but God has wonderful, amazing plans for you if He’s given you life. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” Jesus was telling His disciples and us, don’t despair, with me you can have peace through the trials, because I am victorious. But John 16:33 says: “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace.
Jeremy Pierre from “honest answers” and Southern Seminary said “depressed thoughts are actually an accurate interpretation to a fallen world.” Philippians 3:20 says, “Our citizenship is in heaven” which means until we reach heaven, things will go on being broken. Circumstantial means the things that happen to us- the situations we find ourselves in, the disappointing, the painful, or the traumatic.ĭr. Behavioral relates to our personality type- how we think and process the world. Physiological relates to our bodies’ chemistry, our hormones. Feeling pressed down, can happen for a variety of reasons, but all reasons can be grouped in three categories: Physiological, behavioral, and circumstantial. The word “Depression” originates from the Latin Depressus which means” to press down”. For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ. 2 Corinthians 1:3-5 says: “ Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. If we stay silent, though, we don’t allow room for God to move. There will be times in our lives when we need a shoulder to cry on, and other times we will be the one who has to uphold someone else.
We aren’t meant to carry our burdens alone. The problem with staying silent is we cut off lines of support. Sometimes we feel like we will be judged, misunderstood, or cause others to worry about us, so we stay silent. Being vulnerable is hard to do, and admitting we struggle makes us feel extremely vulnerable. It’s hard because we feel broken, flawed, shameful, guilty, and alone. Many Christ followers have felt this same way at some point in their lives.Īcknowledging and addressing feelings of depression in our lives is hard. I’m here to tell you that if you’ve ever felt like this, you’re not alone. The word “Downcast” is synonymous with words like: dejected, gloomy, despondent, broken hearted, miserable, wretched, grief-stricken, crushed, and depressed.
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